Sunnybank School, Aberdeen
Sunnybank School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 89.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Sunnybank School in detail
School in Scotland
Sunnybank School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
Sunnybank School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 301 pupils, an average class size of 20.1 and 14.4 pupils per teacher.
40% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 66% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 51% speak English as an additional language.
4% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 10% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 89.9% in 2024/25, and 38.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 82% full.
Sunnybank School in its own words
In its own words: "Christmas holiday - Monday 21 December 2026 to Monday 4 January 2027"
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sunnybank School are Kittybrewster School (0.6 miles), Skene Square School (0.6 miles), Seaton School (0.8 miles) and Riverbank School (0.8 miles).
Kittybrewster SchoolSkene Square SchoolSeaton SchoolRiverbank School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Peter's Gate (opposite), 100 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Sunnybank School are St Machar Academy (0.5 miles), Aberdeen Grammar School (1 mile), Harlaw Academy (1.3 miles) and Bridge Of Don Academy (1.8 miles).
St Machar AcademyAberdeen Grammar SchoolHarlaw AcademyBridge Of Don Academy
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Sunnybank School in June 2024.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Sunnybank School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Aberdeen City is 3 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Sunnybank School
When was Sunnybank School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Sunnybank School in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Sunnybank School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Sunnybank School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Aberdeen City. Aberdeen City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Sunnybank School?
If you live in Sunnybank School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Aberdeen City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Aberdeen City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Sunnybank School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Aberdeen City is 3 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sunnybank School?
Sunnybank School is at Sunnybank Road, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3NJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)